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Alaskapox

Alaskapox noun: a disease caused by virus Borealpox virus, of the genus Orthopoxvirus, first documented in 2015 in Alaska, United States.

Noun

Alaskapox (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) A disease caused by virus Borealpox virus, of the genus Orthopoxvirus, first documented in 2015 in Alaska, United States.
    • Alaskapox is a type of orthopoxvirus that infects mammals, including humans, and causes skin lesions.2024 February 14, Joe Hernandez, “A man died from Alaskapox last month. Here's what we know about the virus”, in NPR
    • "Several Alaskapox patients initially thought they had a spider or insect bite," the health department notes.2024 February 15, Sara Moniuszko, “What is Alaskapox? Symptoms to know after death brings attention to virus”, in CBS News

Origin of Alaskapox

Discovered in July 2015, by a woman visited a clinic in Fairbanks, Alaska, with lesions.

Questions about Alaskapox

What does Alaskapox mean?
Alaskapox means a disease caused by virus Borealpox virus, of the genus Orthopoxvirus, first documented in 2015 in Alaska, United States.
What part of speech is Alaskapox?
Alaskapox is a noun.

Words near Alaskapox in the dictionary

  1. Alaskanizes
  2. Alaskanizing
  3. Alaskanness
  4. Alaskans
  5. alaskaphyrin
  6. Alaskapox
  7. alaskas
  8. alaskene
  9. alaskenes
  10. Alaskian
  11. Alaskians

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